#aaa7aa

Color #aaa7aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa7aa

RGB

rgb(170, 167, 170)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.7%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.81, 1.64, -1.17)

LCH

lch(68.81, 2.01, 324.5)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0055, 325.44)

HWB

hwb(300, 65.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7aaa7

Analogous

#a9a7aa

#aaa7aa

#aaa7a9

Triadic

#aaa7aa

#aaaaa7

#a7aaaa

Split-complementary

#aaa7aa

#a9aaa7

#a7aaa9

Tetradic

#aaa7aa

#aaa7a7

#a7aaa7

#a7aaaa

Square

#aaa7aa

#aaa9a7

#a7aaa7

#a7a9aa

Shades

Color #aaa7aa mixed toward black.

#8e8b8e

#726e72

#565356

#393739

#1d1c1d

Tints

Color #aaa7aa mixed toward white.

#b8b6b8

#c6c4c6

#d5d3d5

#e3e2e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa7aa mixed toward gray.

#aaa7aa

#aaa8aa

#a9a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#aaa9a9 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 2.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa7aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa7aa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aaa7aa (#aaa7aa) is rgb(170, 167, 170) in RGB.

No, #aaa7aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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